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| Title: | Darwin, Divinity & the Dance of the Cosmos
: An Ecological Christianity |
| Author: | Bruce Sanguin |
| ISBN: | 1551455455 : 9781551455457 |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Size: | 155x230mm |
| Pages: | 288 |
| Weight: | .436 Kg. |
| Published: | Wood Lake Books (CopperHouse) - May 2007 |
| List Price: | 16.5 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | Christian theology |
In March 2005, the United Nations released its Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. Among the findings: 2/3 of the world's ecosystems are seriously degraded; 90 percent of the world's fish stocks are depleted; and climate change is not just something that might happen, it is already upon us. Many people, including many Christians, will hear this and delude themselves into thinking that technology can and will save the day. A wiser and more helpful response, especially for Christians, is to find a way to step back into the flow of nature from which we have extricated ourselves. In "Darwin, Divinity, and the Dance of the Cosmos", Bruce Sanguin shows us the way. Sanguin draws on the latest scientific understandings of the nature of the universe and weaves them together with biblical meta-narratives and frequently overlooked strands of the Judeo-Christian tradition to create an ecological and truly evolutionary Christian theology -- a feat few theologians have even attempted. This book -- and more importantly the work of integration it suggests -- represents a fundamental challenge to our theological and liturgical models. But for those who are ready and willing to embark on an exciting theological journey of discovery, it also represents a rich opportunity to become reacquainted with the Spirit of God moving in and through the very dynamics of an unfolding universe. In "Darwin, Divinity, and the Dance of the Cosmos", Sanguin draws on the latest scientific understandings of the nature of the universe and weaves them together with biblical meta-narratives and frequently overlooked strands of the Judeo-Christian tradition to create an ecological and truly evolutionary Christian theology.
Introduction; Coming Home to the Cosmos; The Weaning from Wonder; The Common Creation Story as Sacred Revelation; Evolution as Divine Unfolding; Bible Stories in a Cosmic Context; Jesus' Teachings: An Ecological Perspective; The Irresistible Sophia: Wisdom Christology and the Ecological Imperative; Wising Up: Spirituality and Praxis for Planetary Christians; Earth as Christ Crucified and Risen; Index.
